Even though the 2024 college football season didn’t shake out in favor of the Alabama Crimson Tide, it was a great year for the sport. The new 12-team Playoff and a few shocking upsets made for one of the most memorable seasons in recent memory. Heck, Notre Dame who lost a home game to Northern Illinois will be playing for a national championship Monday night.

Alabama finished the year at 9-4 and was the first team to miss the cut for the playoffs. It was a frustrating season as it felt like the Tide had all of the pieces to the puzzle; they just could never get them to all fit. Fortunately, Alabama will return one of the best rosters in the sport in 2025, but a few key departures, such as Tyler Booker and Jihaad Campbell, will be tough to replace.

Campbell and Booker were both outstanding pieces for Alabama this year and will likely be selected in the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL draft. ESPN released their 2024 All-American team where both Booker and Campbell received nominations. Booker was named to their First-Team with Chris Low saying,

“Booker was a powerful blocker in the run game during all three of his seasons at Alabama and was a two-year starter at left guard. He also started one game this season at left tackle. Booker recorded a team-high 87 knockdown blocks and didn’t allow a sack in 715 snaps, according to Pro Football Focus. He declared for the NFL draft following the Crimson Tide’s bowl game.”

Jihaad Campbell was named to the second team behind Georgia’s Jalon Walker. Campbell finished the year with 119 tackles, 43 more than Deontae Lawson who finished second. He also had 5.0 sacks, forced two fumbles and had one interception.

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